World-Class Researchers
The Russ College is home to world-class research in avionics engineering, and we strategically target the transportation infrastructure, energy and the environment, and bioengineering fields.
We know that valuable learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom. At the Russ College, we provide a breadth of research opportunities for students at every level .
In fiscal year 2012, the college reported approximately $14.6 million in research and sponsored programs, under which our researchers develop technologies ranging from electrochemical engineering processes that enable the production of hydrogen for fuel cells from wastewater, to aviation navigation systems that the FAA depends on to make our National Airspace safe, to targeted drug delivery, to onsite remediation of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking). These projects, and many more than we can list, give our students the opportunity to start creating for good.
Internationally Renowned Centers and Institutes
We're leaders in avionics, transportation logistics, pipeline corrosion, immersive technologies, repurposing mining wastes, and more.
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Avionics Engineering CenterWe conduct the world’s foremost research into aviation-related electronics. Our avionics researchers are trusted partners with the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, other international and domestic government agencies, and private industry.
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Center for Advanced Materials ProcessingWe're engaged in new methods of creating materials from metal alloys to bio-based polymers. Current research projects support the use of advanced materials in automotive and aerospace applications and in pollution control devices.
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Center for Advanced Systems and Transportation Logistics EngineeringOur research and modeling helps predict production and transportation challenges and costs before they’re made on the manufacturing floor, saving businesses time, effort, and money and improving products for consumers.
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Center for Air QualityWe collaborate with industries, universities, and agencies in interdisciplinary research on air quality modeling, ambient monitoring, and health risk and emissions data to help improve air quality — for the Midwest region and beyond.
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Center for Scientific Computing and Immersive TechnologiesFrom today’s medical imaging technologies to tomorrow’s supercomputers, we conduct basic research on information technology, including bioinformatics, medical image analysis, high-performance computing, and machine learning.
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Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase TechnologyWe partner with the world’s leading oil and gas, chemical, and engineering companies to predict and resolve their corrosion problems to help keep oil and gas production and transportation efficient, reliable, and safe.
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Institute for Sustainable Energy and the EnvironmentWe focus on the sustainable and economically viable use of both natural and renewable energy resources to produce the fuels, chemicals, and materials essential to modern society.
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Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the EnvironmentWith multidisciplinary expertise in transportation infrastructure and environmental engineering, plus an array of cutting-edge facilities and laboratory resources, we're solving infrastructure challenges and mitigating environmental effects.
The RROC
The DEC
The ARC
State-of-the-Art Facilities and Labs
The Russ College operates state-of-the-art research and training facilities in several locations.
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The Only Avionics Facility of its Kind in the U.S.
From our flying laboratories to our ground-based technologies, the Avionics Engineering Center maintains at the country’s only comprehensive avionics research and technology development center, with a state-of-the-art equipment, including aircraft, an antenna anechoic chamber, and a suite of software for analysis and modeling.
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The World's Largest Lab for Simulating Pipeline Corrosion
The Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology operates the largest laboratory in the world for simulating and testing multiphase flow regimes and complex corrosion environments. What is unique about the facility is its size, complete circuits of pipe, and the number of flow loops.
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Groundbreaking Research on Waste Remediation, Sustainable Materials
The Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment houses groundbreaking research on alternative fuels, waste remediation, and sustainable materials, including advanced spectroscopy and analyzers, 3D printers, and more.
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A World-Class Facility for Testing Asphaltic Materials
Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment researchers use the $2.5M Accelerated Pavement Load Facility and the National Asphalt Laboratory along with a Mobile Civil Infrastructure Laboratory .
Sponsors
Our government and industry partners are critical to achieving the Russ College vision of creating for good in the areas of transportation, energy and the environment, and biomedical engineering. Their search for smart, reliable, executable strategies, coupled with their financial support, allow our researchers to apply their passion and technical expertise to create responsible and innovative solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
Want to work with us? Contact Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Eric Steinberg .
Notable Recent Grants
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DOE Grant Supports Produced Water Treatment ResearchThe DOE awarded OHIO $1.5 million under agreement DE-FE0032454 to research the development of an economically feasible process to treat produced water for beneficial use outside of the oil and gas industries.
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NASA Awards $6 million to Advance Autonomous Aircraft StandardsOhio University and Reliable Robotics partner in the $6 million grant to advance autonomous aircraft tech and industry standards.
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OHIO, HTC VIVE & Virtualware Partner to Accelerate Advanced ManufacturingThe Digital Enterprise Collaboratory (DEC), which will provide infrastructure to power new digital engineering and workforce development programs to support the growing demand for advanced manufacturing in Ohio.
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Department of Education $2 Million Grant Supports Advanced Manufacturing Workfo…Ohio University received $2,022,519 for its grant project, the Optimizing Navigation for Rural Advanced Manufacturing Pathways, part of the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development program.